A pestle
with three prongs at each end, usually made of gilt bronze. The central
grip is often encircled by demons' eyes kimoku SΪ and above and below
these is a lotus flower design. The sankosho is a type of *kongousho
ΰn (Sk;vajra pestle) derived from an Indian weapon, and is a symbolic item
in Esoteric Buddhism *mikkyou
hougu §³σο. It is also found as an attribute *jimotsu
¨ of Buddhist guardian figures, and represents the indestructibility of
Buddhist law, and its power over evil. An example of a figure holding a
sankosho is the Gundari Myouou RδΆΎ€ (1064) in Touji , Kyoto.

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